These vehicles are worth over P4 million. Six (6) of the vehicles are intended for the barangays in the islets of Bantayan island.

Magpale said mobility is always a problem in the barangays, especially in the mountain areas where usually the mode of transportation is only motorcycles for hire or habal-habal.

She said the current administration prioritizes initiatives with benefits that can immediately be felt by the ordinary people. She said this gives flesh to the Davide administration’s mission and vision: Kalambuan sa Matag Sugboanon.

The governor said this is not an easy task and it cannot be realized overnight. He thanked the barangay captains for supporting the programs of his administration. “Hinaot nga ang inyong pagsalig ug pagtoo sa causa sa administrasyon magpabiling lig-on ug hugot,” he said.

Davide said more vehicles will be purchased and distributed as he continues to receive requests of vehicles from the barangays.

Among the recipients of the latest batch of vehicles were the three barangays in Kinatarcan Island in Santa Fe town, namely Langub, Hagdan and Kinatarcan or locally called Bitoon.

Since there are no RoRo vessels in the island, Hagdan Barangay Captain Vilma Dawa said they will hire a pumpboat to ferry the multicabs to Kinatarcan Island. It will be lifted to and from pumpboat by at least 20 people.

Langub Barangay Captain Rolando Villacarlos said the charge of the pumpboat is P4,000. Villacarlos said they were very thankful to the governor, who visited the island twice in his first three years in office.

ABOUT

Cebu is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas (Region VII) region, and consisting of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and islets.

Cebu is one of the most developed provinces in the Philippines, with Cebu City as the main center of commerce, trade, education and industry in the Visayas. In a decade it has transformed into a global hub for shipping, furniture-making, tourism, business processing services, and heavy industry.